{"title":"Thomas P Mackey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas P Mackey's work delves into the evolving landscape of literacy, emphasising the integration of multiple literacies in the digital age. Readers can expect thoughtful explorations of how information, technology, and learning intersect to shape modern education and critical thinking skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on \u003cem\u003eMetaliteracy\u003c\/em\u003e, Mackey’s insights challenge traditional notions of literacy and encourage readers to engage actively and ethically with information in diverse formats. His books offer valuable perspectives for educators, students, and anyone interested in contemporary approaches to learning.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"metaliteracy-by-thomas-p-mackey-9781783300129","title":"Metaliteracy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new book presents a comprehensive structure for information literacy theory that will help your students grasp an understanding of the critical thinking and reflection required to engage in technology spaces as savvy producers, collaborators, and sharers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday’s learners communicate, create, and share information using a range of information technologies such as social media, blogs, microblogs, wikis, mobile devices and apps, virtual worlds, and MOOCs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn their new book, respected information literacy experts Mackey and Jacobson present a comprehensive structure for information literacy theory that builds on decades of practice while recognizing the knowledge required for an expansive and interactive information environment. The concept of \u003cem\u003emetaliteracy\u003c\/em\u003e expands the scope of traditional information skills (determine, access, locate, understand, produce, and use information) to include the collaborative production and sharing of information in participatory digital environments (collaborate, produce, and share) prevalent in today’s world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining theory and case studies, the authors show why media literacy, visual literacy, digital literacy, and a host of other specific literacies are critical for informed citizens in the 21st century. They offer a framework for engaging in today’s information environments as active, self-reflective, and critical contributors to these collaborative spaces, and connect \u003cem\u003emetaliteracy\u003c\/em\u003e to such topics as metadata, the semantic web, metacognition, open education, distance learning, and digital storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadership\u003c\/strong\u003e: Any librarian involved in teaching information literacy, LIS students, academics and researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606905831660,"sku":"9781783300129","price":141.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783300129-metaliteracy.jpg?v=1778156849"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/thomas-p-mackey.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}